Cold semi-arid
Rosamond, California
Kern County, California · Population 21k · 2,346 ft elevation
Living in Rosamond
Rosamond has a cold semi-arid climate: scorching summers (July highs around 98°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 31°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 7″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (1″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (83% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 70, with about 65 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Rosamond: about 17% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,900 ft around town.
Rosamond at a glance
- Population
- 21k
- Elevation
- 2,346 ft
- Average daily high
- 77°F81th percentile
- Average daily low
- 47°F57th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 7″1th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 1″25th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,733 hrs96th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7097th percentile
- Median home value
- $330k62th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,230/mo53th percentile
- Median household income
- $78k53th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.91%45th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.024th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8382th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 17%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,920 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59°F | 31°F | 1.5″ | 0.5″ | 216 hrs |
| Feb | 62°F | 35°F | 1.8″ | 0.1″ | 212 hrs |
| Mar | 67°F | 40°F | 1.0″ | 0.2″ | 279 hrs |
| Apr | 73°F | 45°F | 0.4″ | — | 313 hrs |
| May | 82°F | 53°F | 0.1″ | — | 377 hrs |
| Jun | 91°F | 62°F | 0.1″ | — | 414 hrs |
| Jul | 98°F | 67°F | 0.1″ | — | 414 hrs |
| Aug | 98°F | 65°F | 0.0″ | — | 398 hrs |
| Sep | 91°F | 57°F | 0.1″ | — | 349 hrs |
| Oct | 80°F | 46°F | 0.3″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Nov | 67°F | 35°F | 0.4″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Dec | 58°F | 30°F | 1.1″ | 0.4″ | 211 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology